Preoperative CA 15-3 concentrations predict outcome of patients with breast carcinoma

Abstract

Preoperative serum concentrations of CA 15-3 appear to have a significant relation to outcome in patients with early breast carcinoma and may have a role in the rational selection of patients for appropriate adjuvant treatments. To the authors' knowledge, CA 15-3 thus is one of the first circulating markers shown to be an independent prognostic indicator in patients with breast carcinoma.